Guidance and regulation

Blue Badge parking for people with disabilities: who can get a badge and how to apply.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 10 August 2021

• Who can get a Blue Badge?

  Blue Badges help people with disabilities or health conditions park closer…

How to set up a new Council Tax account on a property you have recently moved into.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 22 January 2016

Tables showing the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 22 February 2024

Royal Air Force (RAF) operational low flying training timetables in 3 areas of the UK.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 15 May 2024

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) explains how domestic properties are valued for Council Tax bands.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 5 February 2024

Guidance for traffic authorities on the use of traffic signs and road markings.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 May 2022

England's Blue Badge scheme plus user's rights and responsibilities.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 July 2020

How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 December 2023

Information on the different types of council and their electoral arrangements.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 1 April 2023

How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 10 February 2023

This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 15 December 2023

Firing times for ranges in Scotland including Barry Buddon, Kirkcudbright, Garelochhead, Tain, Cape Wrath, Fort George, Blackdog, Castlelaw Ranges and Dreghorn.

• From: Defence Infrastructure Organisation and 1 others
• Updated: 29 April 2024

Guidance on when you should contact your local authority (council) about your domestic property.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 28 January 2020

Statutory guidance on the Best Value Duty for local authorities in England, issued under section 26 of the Local Government Act 1999.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 8 May 2024

Election cycles by type of local authority in England.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 31 January 2023

The circumstances when your Council Tax band might change, including alterations and similar properties in the area being rebanded.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 28 January 2020

Manual for streets explains how to design, construct, adopt and maintain new and existing residential streets.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 29 March 2007

Information on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 10 May 2024

Using a disability parking card in the EU and EEA.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 August 2023

Designated days when the Union Flag must be flown on UK government buildings. UK government buildings are also encouraged to fly the Union Flag all year round.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 5 February 2024